MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women who are depressed may suffer severe symptoms if they catch seasonal flu, a new study suggests.
Ohio State University researchers assessed depressive symptoms and took blood samples from 22 pregnant women before they received a seasonal flu shot. Those with significant symptoms of depression had a stronger inflammatory [...]
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10 Nov
Depressed and Pregnant? Flu Shot May Be Needed
27 Sep
Antidepressants in pregnancy up heart defect risk
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – September 25, 2009 – If you take antidepressants such as fluoxetine (marketed as Prozac) early in your pregnancy, you may be doubling the risk that your newborn will be born with a heart defect, according to a new study.
However, the vast majority of children born to [...]
26 Jun
Earlier depressive mood linked with preterm birth
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – June 25, 2009 – Both black and white women with symptoms of depressive mood prior to becoming pregnant have increased risk for preterm birth; but black women have twice the risk as white women, researchers report in the Journal of Women’s Health.
“The black-white disparity in preterm birth may be in [...]
13 May
Job conditions tied to pregnancy outcomes
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – May 13, 2009 – Pregnant women who work physically demanding jobs, long work weeks or irregular hours may be at increased risk of delivering prematurely or having an underweight baby, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that among more than 1,100 pregnant women they followed, those who said their [...]
12 Mar
Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
Headaches should be seen as indicator of other problems
March 11, 2009 (HealthDay News) — Women who have migraines during pregnancy are 15 times more likely than other women to suffer a stroke, twice as likely to have heart disease and three times more likely to have blood clots and other vascular problems during pregnancy, says [...]
9 Feb
Hormone Levels & Postpartum Depression
Hormone Level During Pregnancy May Identify Women At Risk For Postpartum Depression
ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2009) — Women who have higher levels of a hormone produced by the placenta midway through their pregnancy appear more likely to develop postpartum depression, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the [...]
30 Jan
Anxiety & Depression & Fertility Treatment
Fertility Treatment: Anxiety And Depression Do Not Affect Pregnancy And Treatment Cancellation Rates
ScienceDaily (Jan. 28, 2009) — Anxiety and depression before and during fertility treatment does not affect the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant or of her cancelling her treatment, according to a new study.
Dr Bea Lintsen, a physician at the Department of Obstetrics [...]
19 Dec
Autism And Schizophrenia Share Common Origin, Review Suggests
ScienceDaily (Dec. 18, 2008) — Schizophrenia and autism probably share a common origin, hypothesises Dutch researcher Annemie Ploeger following an extensive literature study. The developmental psychologist demonstrated that both mental diseases have similar physical abnormalities which are formed during the first month of pregnancy.
Peculiar toes
Developmental psychologist Annemie Ploeger has investigated whether there is a connection [...]
18 Dec
Abused Women Seek More Infant Health Care, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (Dec. 16, 2008) — Pregnant women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) before, during or after pregnancy often suffer adverse health effects, including depression, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and chronic mental illness. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that women who experience intimate partner violence are more likely to seek health care [...]
4 Dec
Medications and Pregnancy
Common drugs that may not be safe for baby
– Diana Kohnle
(HealthDay News) — You may take certain over-the-counter supplements and medications without thinking twice. But when you’re pregnant, even drugs that you can buy without a prescription can affect the developing fetus.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these safety guidelines about medications and pregnancy:
Don’t [...]
3 Dec
Possible link between epilepsy drug and autism
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – December 1, 2008 – Children whose mothers used sodium valproate to treat epilepsy during pregnancy may be at increased risk of having autism spectrum disorders, according to the preliminary findings of an ongoing UK study reported in issue of Neurology.
“The potential risk for autism in this study was substantial for [...]
10 Nov
Recovery For Mothers With Depression
ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2008) — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a therapy programme to treat depression in women in developing countries.
Although depression is a major health problem world-wide, experts say its impact is greatest in developing countries where 80% of the population live. Often there are no resources available to treat sufferers.
Professor [...]
5 Nov
Women With Bipolar Disorder
I found this article in: www.WebMd.com and thought it was very good, clear and well written for information on women and BP.
In general, research shows that women tend to experience more periods of depression than men. In bipolar disorder, women are more likely to develop the type bipolar II — meaning they never develop severe mania, but [...]
19 Sep
Pregnant Women With Bulimia Have More Anxiety And Depression, Study Finds
ScienceDaily – Sep. 18, 2008 — Women who have bulimia in pregnancy have more symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to pregnant women without eating disorders. A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) shows that they also have lower self-esteem and are more dissatisfied with life and their relationship with their [...]
23 Aug
Acute Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Linked To Development Of Schizophrenia
(ScienceDaily) – Aug. 21, 2008 — Pregnant women who endure the psychological stress of being in a war zone are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia. New research supports a growing body of literature that attributes maternal exposure to severe stress during the early months of pregnancy to an increased [...]
23 Jun
HOW COCAINE IMPAIRS FETAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
(ScienceDaily) – June 12, 2008 — Exposure of the developing brain to cocaine can cause neurological and behavioral abnormalities in babies born to mothers who use the drug during pregnancy. In a recent study, Chun-Ting Lee and colleagues at the U.S. National Institutes of Health– who note that cocaine use occurs in several hundred thousand [...]
2 Dec
Smoking and Depression Often Occur Together In New Mothers
ScienceDaily (Nov. 24, 2007) — Smoking and depression often go hand-in-hand for new mothers, according to a new study by Temple University researcher Dr. Robert Whitaker.
“While smoking and depression adversely affect a mother’s health, the combination may also affect the health of her child,” Whitaker said.
For children, the potential consequences of maternal smoking include [...]
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